hREDS move into CS:GO

Toni ”toNppa” Luhtapuro appointed as coach of Helsinki REDS’ CS:GO team

Helsinki – February 18th – The Helsinki REDS expands into Counter Strike: Global Offensive and has appointed Toni ”toNppa” Luhtapuro as coach of the team. Luhtapuro is a former professional CS:GO player and one of the most succesful coaches in Finnish esports. He previously worked as CS:GO coach for HAVU Gaming.

Luhtapuro’s responsibilities include building and coaching the hREDS CS:Go team. The members of the team will be announced in the near future. Helsinki REDS has recieved an invitation to participate in the upcoming CS:GO national league.

Luhtapuro also participates in developing the hREDS youth program, which is set to launch later this year. In addition to coaching, he is pursuing his degree in professional coaching in Varala Institute and is a regular commentator of esports for Finnish Broadcasting Company.

– With the building of a new CS:GO team, we decided to start from the foundation and managed to bring in the best man for the coaching job. We are very pleased to welcome ”toNppa” into our organisation. In his guidance we will built a competitive team that will challenge the top temas in Finland, said Christer Kasurinen, General Manager of hREDS.

– I was very excited about joining the hREDS from get-go. It’s always great to be part of creating something new, and I also want to put my best effort into developing the CS:GO scene in Finland, Luhtapuro said.

– We aim to build a young and growing team, that will one day make a bid to challenge even the international teams in CS:GO.